Senate File 209 - Introduced SENATE FILE 209 BY BOLKCOM , JOCHUM , GIDDENS , CELSI , TRONE GARRIOTT , and PETERSEN A BILL FOR An Act relating to the use of moneys in the grants to counties 1 program for lead and copper testing in water supply systems. 2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 3 TLSB 2210XS (3) 89 js/ns

S.F. 209 Section 1. Section 455E.11, subsection 2, paragraph 1 b, subparagraph (2), subparagraph division (b), unnumbered 2 paragraph 1, Code 2021, is amended to read as follows: 3 Two percent is appropriated annually to the department and, 4 except for administrative expenses, is transferred to the Iowa 5 department of public health for the purpose of administering 6 grants to counties and conducting oversight of county-based 7 programs for the testing of private rural water supply wells, 8 private rural water supply well sealing, and the proper closure 9 of private rural abandoned wells and cisterns , and testing 10 water supply systems, as defined in section 455B.211, for 11 the existence of lead and copper . Not more than thirty-five 12 percent of the moneys is appropriated annually for grants to 13 counties for the purpose of conducting programs of private 14 rural water supply testing, private rural water supply well 15 sealing, the proper closure of private rural abandoned wells 16 and cisterns, water supply system testing for the existence 17 of lead and copper, or any combination thereof. An amount 18 agreed to by the department of natural resources and the Iowa 19 department of public health shall be retained by the department 20 of natural resources for administrative expenses. 21 Sec. 2. Section 455E.11, subsection 2, paragraph b, 22 subparagraph (2), subparagraph division (b), subparagraph 23 subdivision (i), Code 2021, is amended to read as follows: 24 (i) A county applying for grants under this subparagraph 25 division shall submit only one application. To be eligible for 26 a grant, a county must have adopted standards for private water 27 supply and private disposal facilities at least as stringent as 28 the standards adopted by the commission. During each fiscal 29 year, the amount granted each eligible applicant shall be 30 the total funds available divided by the number of eligible 31 counties applying. Upon receipt of the grant, the county may 32 apply the funds to any one or more of the county-based programs 33 for the testing of private rural water supply wells, private 34 rural water supply well sealing, and the proper closure of 35 -1- LSB 2210XS (3) 89 js/ns 1/ 2

S.F. 209 private rural abandoned wells and cisterns , and testing water 1 supply systems for the existence of lead and copper . 2 EXPLANATION 3 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 4 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 5 Under current law, moneys in the groundwater protection fund 6 are used for purposes related to groundwater monitoring and 7 groundwater quality standards. The agricultural management 8 account consists of moneys deposited in the account from the 9 collection of fertilizer inspection fees, pesticide dealer 10 license fees, pesticide registration fees, and other moneys 11 designated for the purpose of agricultural management. After 12 an appropriation of $9,000 to the Iowa department of public 13 health, 2 percent of the remaining moneys is appropriated 14 to the department of natural resources (DNR) and, excluding 15 administrative expenses for the DNR, transferred to the 16 Iowa department of public health (DPH) for the purpose of 17 administering grants to counties and conducting oversight of 18 county-based programs related to private well testing, sealing, 19 and closure. 20 This bill allows DPH to use moneys appropriated to the 21 grants to counties program for testing water supply systems for 22 the existence of lead and copper. For purposes of the bill, 23 “water supply system” means the system of pipes, structures, 24 and facilities through which a public water supply is obtained, 25 treated, and sold or distributed for human consumption or 26 household use. 27 -2- LSB 2210XS (3) 89 js/ns 2/ 2